Present:
Director E. Hamilton Chairperson
Alternate
Director P. Grand Electoral Area A
Director B. Sperling Electoral Area B
Director D. Haime Electoral Area D
Director G. Holme Electoral Area E
Director J. McLean Electoral Area F
Director J. Stanhope Electoral Area G
Director R. Quittenton Electoral Area H
Director J. Macdonald City of Parksville
Alternate
Director A. Kruyt Town of Qualicum Beach
Director L. Sherry City of Nanaimo
Director L. McNabb City of Nanaimo
Director D. Rispin City of Nanaimo
Director G. Korpan City of Nanaimo
Director T. Krall City of Nanaimo
Director B. Holdom City of Nanaimo
Also in Attendance:
B. Lapham General Manager, Development Services
S. Schopp Manager, Inspection & Enforcement
P. Shaw Manager, Community Planning
M. Kamenz Senior Planner
N. Tonn Recording Secretary
DELEGATIONS
Mary Jane Puckrin, re Home Based Business Provisions.
Ms. Puckrin stressed the need for home based business in the area as a benefit to economic growth and prosperity and encouraged the Committee to obtain public input in the home based business regulation revision process. Ms. Puckrin also urged the Board to allow staff to create a new set of draft definitions that will encourage home based business and help bring economic prosperity to the RDN.
Director Korpan joined the meeting.
Dianna Elliott, re Home Based Business Provisions.
Mrs. Elliott presented a short history of her home based business and stressed the need to support farm based home business as an enhancement to economic growth in the area. Mrs. Elliott urged the Board to consider the use of the Right to Farm Act guidelines in its revisions to home base business provisions.
Dawn Burnett, re Home Based Business Provisions.
Ms. Burnett reiterated the words of the previous delegates and urged the Board to refer the home based business provision report back to staff for further clarification and public consultation.
Anne/Jim Fiddick, re Development Variance Permit No. 0002 � Fiddick � 1431 Ivor Road � Area A.
Mrs. Fiddick presented a brief history and overview of the property and requested approval of the development variance permit to allow for a height variance.
Brian Pirart, re Frontage Relaxation � Quail Grove Place � Area A.
Mr. Pirart distributed information regarding his frontage relaxation application to the committee members and his sister addressed the RDN�s concerns with regard to the application.
Helen Sims, re Madrona Point Marine Park � Area E.
Ms. Sims touched on the growth of eco-tourism in the Regional District and spoke in full support of the proposal to locate a marine park at Madrona Point. A video was provided for the Committee�s information.
LATE DELEGATIONS
MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the following delegations be permitted to address the Committee.
CARRIED
Jennifer Dyson, re Home Based Business Provisions.
Ms. Dyson was not in attendance but provided a submission to be distributed to the Committee members regarding home based business provisions for their information.
Helen Sims, re Home Based Business Provisions.
Ms. Sims raised her concerns regarding the proposed changes to home based business provisions.
MOVED Director Kruyt, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the delegations be received.
CARRIED
MINUTES
MOVED Director Korpan, SECONDED Director Holme, that the minutes of the regular Development Services Committee meeting held on February 15, 2000, be adopted.
CARRIED
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Home Based Business Provisions.
The General Manager of Development Services presented an overview of the report addressing changes in the areas of home office, home cooking use, processing, minor and major vehicle repair, signage, parking standards, commercial kitchens, workshops, bed and breakfast, employees in a home based business, household definitions and telecommuting. It was noted that if the Board desired, additional open house events could be held in the Bowser and French Creek areas.
MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director McNabb,:
2. That the "Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 500, 1987" amendment process for home based business uses be referred to public consultation with a further report to be submitted to the Committee for consideration.
A recorded vote was requested.
The motion CARRIED with Directors Holme, Hamilton, Kruyt, Sherry, Sperling, Macdonald, Holdom, McNabb, Grand, Krall, Korpan, Rispin and Stanhope voting in the affirmative and Directors Quittenton, Haime and McLean voting in the negative.
MOVED Director Quittenton, SECONDED Director Haime, that:
WHEREAS the urban areas of the RDN each have their own separate home based business bylaw which is designed to suit their own needs and interests;
AND WHEREAS home based business is more important to the economy of the electoral areas because they have a small commercial sector;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that each electoral area may have its own bylaw to suit its own needs and interests, and that the area Director is to draw up such draft bylaw in collaboration with the staff.
MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that this motion be tabled until such time as the Board has considered the further report to be submitted by staff.
A recorded vote was requested.
The motion CARRIED with Directors Holme, Hamilton, Kruyt, Sherry, McNabb, Krall, Korpan, Rispin and Stanhope voting in the affirmative and Directors Quittenton, Haime, Sperling, Macdonald, Holdom, Grand and McLean voting in the negative.
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION
Application No. 0001, - Carvalho/Van Vliet � 1759 Admiral Tryon Blvd. � Area G.
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Krall, that Development Permit No. 0001 submitted by Mr. Van Vliet on behalf of Mr. C. Carvalho for the property legally described as Lots 24 and 25, District Lot 28, Nanoose District, Plan VIP62528, be approved with variances to Section 6.4.65 Minimum Setback Requirements to relax other lot line setbacks from 2.0 m to 0.1 m, 0.2 m and 0.6 m from the lot lines, subject to notification of neighbouring property owners.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT
Application No. 0002 � Fiddick � 1431 Ivor Road � Area A.
MOVED Director Kruyt, SECONDED Director Holme, that Development Variance Permit No. 0002 submitted by J. and M. Fiddick for the property legally described as Lot A, Section 18, Range 4, Cedar District, Plan 31983, be approved subject to Schedule 1 of the staff report and the notification requirements pursuant to the Municipal Act.
CARRIED
FRONTAGE RELAXATION
Terry Molony on behalf of Lucille Bullen & Fredric Bullen � Island Highway � Area H.
MOVED Director Quittenton, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the request from Terry Molony, on behalf of Lucille Bullen and Fredric Bullen, to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage requirement for proposed Lot 2, as shown on the Plan of Proposed Subdivision of Part of Lot 4, District Lot 85, Newcastle District, Plan 2018, be approved.
CARRIED
Brian Pirart on behalf of Lance Martin & John Morgan � Quail Grove Place � Area A.
MOVED Director Grand, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the request from Brian Pirart, on behalf of Lance Martin and John Morgan, to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage requirement for proposed Section 946 parcel, as shown on the Plan of Proposed Subdivision of Lot H, Section 15, Range 1, Cedar District, Plan VIP66841, be approved.
CARRIED
OTHER
Little Qualicum River Park Dedication � Block 359, Newcastle District � Area F.
MOVED Director Krall, SECONDED Director Grand, that the report on the process resulting in the dedication of park land from the subdivision of Block 359, Newcastle District, be received for information.
CARRIED
MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Electoral Area F be compensated within its community park function for parkland which was dedicated as a regional park.
DEFEATED
Proposal for the Madrona Point Marine Park � Area E.
MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that staff be directed to apply for a foreshore and water lot lease for that portion of the bed of the Strait of Georgia fronting onto District Lot 68 at the tip of Madrona Point in Nanoose Bay.
A recorded vote was requested.
The motion was CARRIED with Directors Holme, Hamilton, Quittenton, Kruyt, Sherry, Haime, Sperling, Macdonald, Holdom, McNabb, Grand, Krall, Korpan, Rispin and Stanhope voting in the affirmative and Director McLean voting in the negative.
Sign Bylaw Regulations.
The General Manager of Development Services reviewed proposed changes to signage provisions in Bylaw 500.
MOVED Director Rispin, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that a written report be submitted to the Committee regarding the proposed changes to signage provisions after public consultation has been completed.
CARRIED
IN CAMERA
MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Kruyt, that pursuant to Section 242.2(1)(h) of the Municipal Act the Committee proceed to an In Camera Meeting to consider items related to potential litigation.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Kruyt, that this meeting terminate.
CARRIED
TIME: 9:54 PM
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